Kurt Busch wins Richmond, Ryan Newman in the Chase
Written by John Davison · September 10, 2005
Kurt Busch, after following everybody else for the first half of the Chevy Rock & Roll 400, wound up dominating the 400 lap race at Richmond International Raceway. Ryan Newman, finishing 12th in the race, eased into tenth in points and the final spot in the race for NASCAR’s chase through the final ten races of the season.
Busch led 185 of the scheduled 400 laps in the race after Kevin Harvick dominated early and let 167 of the rounds. Jeremy Mayfield headed 17 laps for the next most laps led. Last week’s winner Kyle Busch was the only over driver to head ten or more laps as he held the fore on ten circuits.
Twelve caution periods slowed the race for 60 laps, resulting in a race that ran just over three hours for the 300 mile distance before Jack Roush drivers swept the top three finishing positions, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle following Busch home, Kenseth just over one second behind his fellow Ford driver.
The race saw several crashes that affected the outcome of both the race and the drivers qualified for the Chase. Jeff Gordon crashed out of the Chase, ending the first 26 races in 12th place, a handful of points behind Elliott Sadler, who also suffered ill fortune in the race.
Winning team owner Jack Roush had three reasons to celebrate the evening with three of his drivers sweeping the top three positions and also had five reasons to celebrate the Chase, with five Roush-owned teams in the Chase. Half the drivers who will go to New Hampshire next weekend drive for Roush with Greg Biffle second in the points, Kurt Busch and Mark Martin fifth and sixth, followed by Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth eighth and ninth
Unofficial Finishing Order, Chevy Rock & Roll 400:
Fin, St, Driver, Car, Pts/Bonus, Laps, Status
1, 5, Kurt Busch, No. 97 Crown Royal Ford, 190/10, 400, Running
2, 13, Matt Kenseth, No. 17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford, 175/5, 400, Running
3, 2, Greg Biffle, No. 16 National Guard Ford, 170/5, 400, Running
4, 7, Kyle Busch *, No. 5 Kellogg’s/Delphi Chevrolet, 165/5, 400, Running
5, 15, Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, 155/0, 400, Running
6, 10, Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 155/5, 400, Running
7, 25, Tony Stewart, No. 20 The Home Depot Chevrolet, 146/0, 400, Running
8, 14, Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 147/5, 400, Running
9, 39, Terry Labonte, No. 11 FedEx/Kinko’s Chevrolet, 143/5, 400, Running
10, 1, Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench/Gretchen Wilson Chevrolet, 139/5, 400, Running
11, 3, Travis Kvapil *, No. 77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge, 135/5, 400, Running
12, 8, Ryan Newman, No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge, 127/0, 400, Running
13, 4, Mark Martin, No. 6 Viagra Ford, 124/0, 400, Running
14, 26, Mike Wallace, No. 4 Lucas Oil/Muzik Mafia Chevrolet, 121/0, 400, Running
15, 31, Mike Bliss, No. 0 NetZero Best Buy Chevrolet, 118/0, 400, Running
16, 20, Jeff Green, No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 115/0, 400, Running
17, 19, Elliott Sadler, No. 38 M&M’s Ford, 112/0, 400, Running
18, 12, Jeff Burton, No. 31 Cingular/Big & Rich Chevrolet, 109/0, 400, Running
19, 42, Ken Schrader, No. 49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, 106/0, 400, Running
20, 29, Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser True Music/3 Doors Down Chevrolet, 103/0, 400, Running
21, 18, Carl Edwards, No. 99 Scotts Ford, 100/0, 400, Running
22, 23, Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, 97/0, 399, Running
23, 17, Casey Mears, No. 41 Target/Lysol Dodge, 94/0, 399, Running
24, 30, Scott Wimmer, No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge, 91/0, 399, Running
25, 24, Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 88/0, 399, Running
26, 11, Joe Nemechek, No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet, 85/0, 399, Running
27, 40, Kyle Petty, No. 45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge, 82/0, 399, Running
28, 36, Johnny Sauter, No. 09 Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge, 79/0, 399, Running
29, 37, Scott Riggs, No. 10 Valvoline/Nickelback Chevrolet, 76/0, 398, Running
30, 6, Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, 73/0, 398, Running
31, 28, Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 70/0, 396, Running
32, 43, Mike Garvey *, No. 66 Peak Fitness Ford, 67/0, 395, Running
33, 27, Dave Blaney, No. 07 Jack Daniel’s/Drive-By Truckers Chevrolet, 64/0, 395, Running
34, 21, Tony Raines, No. 37 Patron Tequila/BoSPOKER.net Dodge, 61/0, 394, Running
35, 38, Robby Gordon, No. 7 Jim Beam Chevrolet, 63/5, 394, Running
36, 35, Jimmy Spencer, No. 50 Allied Steel Structures Dodge, 55/0, 393, Running
37, 22, Brian Vickers, No. 25 GMAC/ditech.com/Green Day Chevrolet, 52/0, 374, Running
38, 16, Ricky Rudd, No. 21 U.S. Air Force/Motorcraft Ford, 49/0, 366, Out of Race
39, 9, Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 46/0, 364, Out of Race
40, 32, Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco Havoline Dodge, 43/0, 362, Out of Race
41, 41, Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge, 40/0, 358, Running
42, 34, David Stremme, No. 39 Navy “Accelerate Your Life” Dodge, 37/0, 321, Out of Race
43, 33, Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, 34/0, 193, Out of Race
*: Rookie
Rank +/- Driver Points Behind Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 – Tony Stewart 5050 Leader 26 1 5 12 18
2 – Greg Biffle 5045 -5 26 0 5 10 15
3 +1 Rusty Wallace 5040 -10 26 0 0 7 14
4 -1 Jimmie Johnson 5035 -15 26 1 2 9 15
5 +1 Kurt Busch 5030 -20 26 0 3 8 14
6 -1 Mark Martin 5025 -25 26 0 0 6 12
7 – Jeremy Mayfield 5020 -30 26 0 1 4 7
8 – Carl Edwards 5015 -35 26 1 2 8 10
9 – Matt Kenseth 5010 -40 26 1 1 6 11
10 +1 Ryan Newman 5005 -45 26 5 0 5 10
11 +2 Elliott Sadler 2989 -2061 26 2 0 1 9
12 – Jeff Gordon 2972 -2078 26 2 3 5 9
13 -3 Jamie McMurray 2972 -2078 26 1 0 4 8
14 +1 Kevin Harvick 2937 -2113 26 2 1 3 7
15 +1 Joe Nemechek 2879 -2171 26 1 0 1 7
16 -2 Dale Jarrett 2858 -2192 26 1 0 3 5
17 +1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2839 -2211 26 0 1 5 10
18 -1 Brian Vickers 2807 -2243 26 1 0 5 9
19 +3 Kyle Busch* 2748 -2302 26 1 1 7 10
20 – Kasey Kahne 2739 -2311 26 2 1 5 8
21 – Jeff Burton 2696 -2354 26 0 0 2 3
22 -3 Michael Waltrip 2681 -2369 26 1 0 3 7
23 – Ricky Rudd 2516 -2534 26 0 0 2 7
24 – Bobby Labonte 2514 -2536 26 0 0 2 5
25 – Casey Mears 2439 -2611 26 0 0 1 4
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